Paul "PJ" Ortiz Jr. was climbing Mount Whitney in the Eastern Sierra mountains when he fell from a cliff in an infamous area known as the 99 switchbacks.

Already known as Cyclone Montha, the severe storm will hit the higher Himalayan regions from Tuesday through Friday, with ...

As thousands of Victorian Year 12s face the most intense weeks of their schooling lives, education experts are warning ...

Over 20 hikers were rescued from Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Saturday (October 25) after being caught in unexpected winter conditions. According to the Mount Washington Cog Railway, the ...

Last month, as the 2025 climbing season began on Mount Everest, Nepal’s upper house of Parliament introduced a tourism bill that includes a suite of new rules that would significantly raise the bar ...

Marc-Andre Leclerc loved mountains for the adventure, not for the fame. He achieved incredible things, winter soloing Torre Egger in Patagonia and free climbing El Capitan’s Muir Wall, among other ...

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Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha died ...

So far, about 350 climbers have been safely transported to a small nearby mountain town Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was ...

Kokichi Akuzawa climbed the Yoshida route. He started ascending Mt. Fuji on 3 August 2025 at 8:40 am. He stayed over for two nights during his journey towards the summit and reached the summit at 11 ...